Engineer, SCADA

Davita Inc.; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy transmission seeks an Engineer for database modeling and technical support. Responsibilities include maintaining process control systems and integrating new technologies. The ideal candidate will have a BS in Engineering with experience in energy management systems, bringing strong communication and decision-making skills to a critical role.

Benefits

Medical coverage on date of hire

100% employer paid pension plan

401(k) with company match

15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Experience with energy management or SCADA systems preferred.
• Understanding of electrical power and control systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain real-time process control computer systems for 24/7 operations.
• Support applications for monitoring Ameren's transmission and generation assets.
• Implement software upgrades for systems and integrate new systems as required.

Skills

Decision-making

Communication

Organizational skills

Human relations

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About Ameren Transmission

Ameren Transmission is dedicated to planning, constructing and safely operating over 8,000 transmission miles across a variety of energy markets. We explore opportunities and develop projects that will enhance reliability, improve system performance and increase access to more diverse generation sources for customers across the country.

Our benefits include:

• Medical coverage on date of hire

• 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan

• 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire

• Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays

• Paid parentalleave and family caregiver leave

Visit our Benefits & Perks Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

About The Position

The Engineer designs, programs, implements, develops, and maintains project oriented database modeling tool and performs model uploads for energy management system, supervisory control and data acquisition system and maintains ICCP database. Successful candidate also performs backup function for other system modeling functions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Be an integral member of the Technical Support team to maintain the real-time process control computers, other servers and desktops to be available 24x7 to operations personnel.

• Support numerous applications and tools used for monitoring, analyzing and dispatching Ameren MO & Ameren IL transmission assets and generation assets as required.

• Implement software upgrades to keep computer systems current.

• Integrate new systems as required to support ongoing and future control center activities and functionality as mandated at the federal, state or local policy level.

• Share off hours support responsibilities with others within the Technical Support group to provide 24x7 support.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university required. Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Preferred. Experience with energy management computer systems or SCADA computer systems preferred. An understanding of electrical power systems and devices as well as an understanding of control systems in the context of electrical engineering are both preferred.

* Technical career path level depends upon applicant's credentials.

In addition to the above qualifications, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

Must have good decision-making, communication, organizational and human relations' skills. Must successfully pass NERC required background checks.

Additional Information

Ameren's selection process includes a series of interviews and may include candidate testing and/or an individual aptitude or skill-based assessment. Specific details will be provided to qualified candidates.

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Compensation Range:

$69,300.00 - $168,000.00

* This pay range encompasses multiple levels of the role. Career level and compensation depends upon applicant's credentials.

At Ameren, base salary is one component of a competitive compensation package for employees. Our pay ranges are broad to allow for movement within our organization and to accommodate different skill sets and levels of expertise. We take into consideration a variety of factors including, but not limited to, skills, abilities, experience, education, credentials, and internal equity when determining the base salary offered. Roles are eligible for additional rewards including annual incentive payments based on individual and company performance.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

Tuesday July 08, 2025

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.